The course aims to study Legal English, through the reading and listening of text/audio in their original language, alongside the study of the main morphosyntactic structures of English language in order to improve oral and written comprehension skills. It is required a B1 English Level according to the Common European Framework for foreign languages. At the end of the course students should be able to use major English grammatical structures, have a competent knowledge of English language and vocabulary used in specific legal contexts, read and listen specific materials and be able to analyse them in detail.

The course aims to study Legal English, through the reading and listening of text/audio in their original language, alongside the study of the main morphosyntactic structures of English language: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Modal Verbs, The future tense, The comparative, The superlative form, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, The Conditionals, Reported Speech, Vocabulary. The course includes the reading, the analysis and the translation of passages in their original language.

It is required a B1 English Level according to the Common European Frameword for foreign languages.

A.     Knowledge and understanding

-  Sectorial Legal English knowledge

-  Ability to understand specific terms and expression and English grammar within texts.

-  Oral and written comprehension skills

B.     Applying knowledge and understanding

-  Ability to use the main morphosyntactic structures of English language and specific vocabulary.

C.     Making judgements

-  Acquire the ability to express an opinion about the issues addressed during lessons through the use of the main major English grammatical structures and specific vocabulary.

D.    Communication skills

-  Oral and written communication skills

E.     Learning skills

-  Learn the specific scientific vocabulary

-  Identify the most relevant topics addressed during lessons.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Course books

-  PARASTATIDOU S., D’ANDRIA URSOLEO J., GRALTON K., (2021), Legal English, Pearson Italia, Milano.

-  D’ANDRIA URSOLEO J., GRALTON K, FREEMAN LACEY M., (2021), Elevate!, Pearson Italia, Milano.

Further material will be provided during the course.

Assessment

Written qualifying examination

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

-  PARASTATIDOU S., D’ANDRIA URSOLEO J., GRALTON K., (2021), Legal English, Pearson Italia, Milano.

-  D’ANDRIA URSOLEO J., GRALTON K, FREEMAN LACEY M., (2021), Elevate!, Pearson Italia, Milano.

Further material provided during the course can be found inside the Moodle platform.

Assessment

Written qualifying examination

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.